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  2. Propane - Wikipedia

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    Propane was first synthesized by the French chemist Marcellin Berthelot in 1857 during his researches on hydrogenation. Berthelot made propane by heating propylene dibromide (C 3 H 6 Br 2) with potassium iodide and water. [9] [10]: p. 9, §1.1 [11] Propane was found dissolved in Pennsylvanian light crude oil by Edmund Ronalds in 1864.

  3. Fossil fuel - Wikipedia

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    A fossil fuel [a] is a carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material [2] formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the buried remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants or planktons), a process that occurs within geological formations.

  4. Petrochemical - Wikipedia

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    Petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia. Petrochemicals (sometimes abbreviated as petchems [1]) are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sources such as maize, palm fruit or sugar cane.

  5. Liquefied petroleum gas - Wikipedia

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    However, in many European countries, this tax break is often compensated by a much higher annual tax on cars using LPG than on cars using petrol or fuel-oil. Propane is the third most widely used motor fuel in the world. 2013 estimates are that over 24.9 million vehicles are fueled by propane gas worldwide.

  6. Scramble for propane marks Mother Nature's latest ... - AOL

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    Normally, farmers use propane as fuel for grain dryers to reduce moisture levels in corn crops to ready for sale or to safely store the grain. Scramble for propane marks Mother Nature's latest ...

  7. Hydrocarbon - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of hydrocarbons found on Earth occur in crude oil, petroleum, coal, and natural gas. For thousands of years they have been exploited and used for a vast range of purposes. [12] Petroleum (lit. ' rock oil ') and coal are generally thought to be products of decomposition of organic matter. Coal, in contrast to petroleum, is ...

  8. Petroleum - Wikipedia

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    Petroleum [a] is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture. It consists mainly of hydrocarbons, [1] and is found in geological formations.The term petroleum refers both to naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil, as well as to petroleum products that consist of refined crude oil.

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